Re: Another Strange Patrol No Name
Anthony J. Mako (ajmako@NLS.NET)
Sat, 6 Mar 1999 14:00:05 -0500
<"Daniel T. Fitzhenry, Esq wrote>
Strange Patrol Name -- how about the "no name patrol" ... read on ... we
scouts formed a patrol for the 1971 World Jamboree - we agreed upon "NO
Name, nothing, zero, absence-of-name" ... our no name patrol had more
"patrol spirit" than the others with "fancy" names -- surely we showed
that patrol spirit as to "cheerfully" dealt with the 33 1/3 inches of
rain that fell in 2 days at that Jamboree site........
</Dan>
Dan's story proves once again that what a patrol's name is doesn't
really matter as long as everyone in the patrol likes it and will rally
behind it. I too have been a member of a "No-Name" patrol, but the
experience wasn't quite the same as Dan's. In fact, we used the same
patrol patch and call as Dan's. Our flag, however, was a plain white
piece of cloth. In retrospect, our choice of a flag seems terribly
appropriate.
In my many years of Scouting, I've been a member of the following
patrols (not the entire list):
Pink Panther Patrol (T383, '74)
No-Name Patrol (T383, '75)
Pedro Patrol (T1, '76)
Akron Rubber Band Patrol (T118, Jambo '77)
Mighty Bulls Patrol (T22, Brownsea '78)
Barking Spider Patrol (T22, Brownsea Staff '79)
Pyro Patrol (T22, Brownsea Staff '80)
Spare Parts Patrol (T59, Jambo '81)
Eagle Patrol (BLT, '82)
Retread Patrol (T1301, Adult Leaders, Jambo '97)
Eagle Patrol (WB, C-7-97)
As a Scoutmaster, I've heard a lot of suggestions for patrol names over
the years. Some of them I can even print in this post. The most
memorable names I've heard from Scouts were from the '97 Jambo:
Green Spitting Camel Patrol
Silver Scorching Squid Patrol
Purple Pyro Penguin Patrol
Red Flying Squirrel Patrol
When I was a Scout in Troop 1 in Akron, we had a Railroader Patrol.
Right now, in Troop 381, we have an SR-71 Black Bird Patrol. The
important thing, as far as I'm concerned, is that the Scouts in the
patrol should be able to choose a name they can live with. If, like Dan,
they come up with a name [or No-Name ;-) ] they're willing to rally
behind they'll be that much closer to becoming a REAL patrol. If the
name happens to be unique (or abnormal) the experience of being a member
of that patrol will be that much more memorable.
YIS
Anthony J. Mako, ajmako@nls.net ,Scoutmaster, Troop 381
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